New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-29
READING For THE HOSPITALS.
TIE BOOK AND NEWSPAPER SOCIETY.

EXCELLENT WORK AMONG THE SICK, INSANE,
CRIPPLED AND ISOLATED IN INSTITUTIONS
quiet but effective work of beusvcepcc is coz saptly
done ny the Hospital Eooh and Newspaper Society a
branch of tie State Charities Aid Association with its
Office at the headquarters Of the latter No 2l University
place. The boxes for the reception of newspapers,
placed at the principal ferries stations of The seva ed
railroads and the GrsAd Central Dspe'. marked Fer
the sick in hospital tho o. " sign OF this
work but ITS extent ana value are very great
Not ozy arc these newspapers gathered IN and dis
tribusd hut packages of boo4s magz mes paper move
and u tratcd Papers received n the Office in nj.
versr place and apporoned 10 the institution. on tho
sOciety's list OF these there over nrty priEcipay
the public institutions Of charity but including also
many places Ike the sclooshp St Mays. the
lighthouses and life savng stations where The need for
good reading is almos a, the med food The
matter desired Is not cOnne 10 psroi-
Gals or light novels; Tor in some of these institutions
there are patients knswn 10 the society 10 whom bound
books OF high character would he q blessing.
For he past two years Christmas New Years and
Faster cords have been dsr busd the appropriae
seasons by The society. ana supply OF Old cards such
lie unsoIed at in many home. is greatly desired Just
now. These 90 TO the insane women Blackwells
Island, the old and sick in the amshouse,
and her places into tho misery OF which they bring
raw al lsht and cheer But especially the sick chill
drsn. crippled. defective feeble minded made happy
by them SOME OF the thoughtful donors OF cards and
books take the trouble 10 sen letter enclosed with or
in them. little crippled gil WHO received of these
gave m her card TO another who had none. because
she SAID the letter was enough" Cards can be sent
to the Office AZ asy time during the year
II general hauling OF the mines of literature
that have been put out OF sight in city hOuseSbOoks,
magazines, pictures and picture papers paper novels,
and oiwere - he made, and thcs" sent to the Once
Of the society thew cout he pat good The society
does It's work with very little money-less than 500
ssme of which depends on uncertain contributions It's
facilities w-nd he enlarged with greater income Ia
inaDihty express charges confines its distribution
10 local Institutions, al tte money seat Win gts
OF rca lin. ttcr wCul. ccPc tc ths git Tue socoy
esreCIliv nee Is an improved carrier SV-trm Tive men
wake rOuul % eight miles. collecting newspapers.
man, of waich have 10 Ice lott untl the following day
oi tbs buk Il lie Cii.ies. ine addition 81
$500 society," income would accomplish this and
otscr desirable purposes Annual subscriptions may DO
sent 20 Mrs fOrlaam Morris at the office
The read al TIA, pub 10 rcspoId to The appeals
Of he has bern demo sraei h the increased
pt OF Ca- that have invariably followed Tho
occasional notices IN TIE PR b whcA alone is nee Is
have been presented The principal lncsWe IL now de-
rived frsin the estruuc t. Pcll Memorial Fund The
eiCcrS Miss G~Oi. iuI schuyler, president; Mrs
L. H. biuiu GER. wee pre>l.ert Mr. Area Psl. treas
nrrr Ms lsidhaaI Morris. secretary AMI assistant
treasurer; Te ape bOwdOiIl chairman newspaper
CsAS!itcc; AMI Mrs. Arthur WeinIn, chairman book
am